
Richard Espe
Principal, FASLA, LEED AP
ContactRick brings a career-long commitment to improving the quality of the built environment while minimizing the impact on the natural environment.
Through each project he strives to find the appropriate balance within the interconnectedness of environmental, economic, and social sustainability and implementing sustainable design practices as a value-added proposition. His expertise in the management and design of complex national and international projects and design abilities demonstrate his experience in developing the built environment. Several of his projects have been recognized by the American Society of Landscape Architects awards programs from campus master plans to healthcare facilities to award-winning urban parks.
Awards
Council of Fellows, American Society of Landscape Architects
2017 OCASLA Honor Award, Cincinnati Children’s Clinical Sciences Pavilion
2017 Columbus Landmarks James B. Recchie Design Award, Nationwide Children’s Hospital
2015 OCASLA Honor Award, OSU Mansfield Ecolab Vision
2008 National ASLA Honor Award, James Clarkson Environmental Discovery Center
Selected Projects

University of Cincinnati, Library Square Renovation

The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

Chlois G. Ingram Spirit of Women Park

Livingston Park Cultural Panels

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Clinical Sciences Pavilion

Indian Springs Environmental Discovery Center

Nationwide Children's Hospital

The Ohio State University Mirror Lake

University of Cincinnati Clifton Court Hall